After a
whirlwind of success in the city that never sleeps, goodbyemotel has bid farewell to New York City (for now!) and have
just unpacked their bags in their hometown of Melbourne. The group brings with
them their own distinct brand of atmospheric-rock to unleash on the Australian
music scene and finally garner the success they deserve on home soil. With
their new single set it off gaining
traction on Australian radio and their upcoming album release, we can be
thankful that goodbyemotel will
remain in Australia for a few months to promote their album before heading back
to the US later in the year.
A massive
coup for the band was when luxury car brand, Chrysler cherry-picked goodbyemotel’s newly released single set it off for their national Australian
television campaign. The quality of goodbyemotel’s music is undeniable and
was only further validated when many of their songs were also picked up and
played on big-budget American TV shows including, Gossip Girl, Covert Affairs
and Suits. Their song Watching You
was featured in the film Summer Coda.
Further to this goodbyemotel were showcased on Delta Airline’s indie
spotlight inflight radio program and also used for a national campaign feature
on MTV in America.
For the
six months that goodbyemotel called
NYC home, the band exploited the melting pot of talent that the city had to
offer. The band wrote and recorded their yet-to-be-released album If alongside some of the worlds best
including producer Kevin Killen (U2, Peter Gabriel, Kate Bush) and music
director Gerry Leonard (David Bowie). Throughout the recording process goodbyemotel were lucky enough to have Bruce
Springsteen’s back-up singer Everitt Bradley, George Michael’s musical director
and keyboardist Henry Hey, and Peter Gabriel’s bass player Tony Levin pop in to
play on parts of the album and feature on the track Crawl. When they weren’t recording they were touring the US,
playing at the CMJ NYC and enjoying great success on US College radio. The band
also completed a residency at New York’s Rockwood Music Hall.
The band’s
reach is evident when, after hearing their music and meeting the band, the
likes of Storm Thorgerson (creator of the album sleeves for the majority of
Pink Floyd’s covers) insisted on designing goodbyemotel’s
album artwork.
Progression
and breaking-ground sit at the core of goodbyemotel’s
ethos and is what sets them apart from every other band. With two of the band
members running a successful production company, pairing musical and visual
elements comes naturally to the group and serves to bring the bands music to
life. This was never more evident than at the band’s innovative 3D live video
concept show in Brooklyn (NYC). Always keen on pushing boundaries, this is a concept
that the band are eager to repeat back home in Australia, something worth
staying tuned for.
“Your new favourite band = goodbyemotel”
The
Brag, Sydney Australia
“Graceful, cinematic rock bulging with gritty and grounded guitar riffs
and massively hooky chorus harmonies” Direct
Current Music
They’ve carved
their path in America and now goodbyemotel
are on home ground and ready to share their own unique sound.
goodbyemotel is fronted by 21
year old Swedish/Australian lead-singer/guitarist Gustaf Sjodin Enstrom with
vocals that soar and a head of hair to match. Melbourne boys Tom Marks, Scott
Pioro, David Schmidt and New Yorker Paul Amorese complete the group.
set it off
is available now via iTunes
The album If will be released soon via Nice Bike
Records
